We left this morning at 6:45 to head to Swiftcurrent Motor Lodge for breakfast. Today is my birthday so a day off from cooking 🙂 Getting there early insured beating the crowds for breakfast and also a parking spot for the hike we planned to do next.
We spent the morning taking a 4 mile hike (out and back) to Red Rock Falls.
The scenery all morning was spectacular so there were many photo stops along the way.
We first passed Fishercamp Lake and were so glad we took the trail down to the lake to see the moose (mother and young one) feeding in the shallow lake!
We continued on to Red Rock Lake and I took advantage of the opportunity to continue my long tradition of getting my feet in the water (my family humors me with this quirk 🙂 )
Then a bit more hiking around the lake to the waterfall(s). That was our morning break location (sans the coffee because of hiking).
We returned back the way we came and were treated to another moose sighting right on the trail ahead.
Back at Swiftcurrent we drove up the road to a picnic area for lunch but no parking was open so we continued to Many Glacier Lodge (1 mile away) and decided to park there and stay for the rest of the day. Parking was scarce there also but finally we spotted some people leaving and just waited for that spot.
We found a great lunch location on the back deck of the lodge with an awesome view of Swiftcurrent Lake. We considered taking a canoe on the lake but the wind was picking up quite a bit so we decided against it.
We walked around the lodge area for awhile and took a few more photos.
We then spent the rest of the afternoon relaxing, drinking coffee, people watching in the lobby and a tiny bit of napping thrown in.
At 4:30 we joined the wait line for the Ptarmigan Dining Room in the Lodge which opened at 5:00 and by being close to the front of the line we were able to get a wonderful window seat. The dinner was great and my dessert was a cheese cake with huckleberry topping that was “on the house” because of it being my birthday.
All around I had a wonderful day and am so thankful that God answered my prayers for weather that allowed us to see some fantastic examples of His creation!!
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